Rumors that the State Authorities had a plan handy again some colleges to their unique homeowners have been refuted by Barr. Abdulrahman Abduraheem, Oyo Commissioner for Training, Science, and Know-how.
In line with Abdularaheem, Governor Seyi Makinde solely mentioned college possession at Loyola School when a corridor bearing Rotimi Akeredolu’s title was devoted. The Governor, he stated, had instructed the Previous College students Affiliation’s members, he stated, to make their calls for to the Ministry of Training.
The commissioner additional revealed that the State Authorities has created a Memorandum of Understanding to information the deliberate takeover of Authorities School, Ibadan by the Integrated Trustees of the Authorities School Ibadan, comprised of the Previous College students Affiliation and authorities nominees, whereas repeating that the state authorities has by no means indicated willingness to return the faculties.
He added that the brand new management system on the Authorities School in Ibadan is meant to behave as a yardstick for the suitable template on this regard.
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“There may be clearly no reality to the story making the rounds that the federal government of Oyo State was about to return colleges to their unique homeowners.
“The federal government doesn’t have such intention and there was nowhere His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde made that assertion.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Governor was confronted a couple of doable return of the Loyola School, Ibadan to the Previous College students Affiliation and he requested the affiliation to direct its request to the Ministry of Training for obligatory engagement.
“He didn’t give any directive on the return of the varsity or any college, in any respect. It’s true that the state has developed a proof of settlement with the Integrated Trustees of GCIOBA, however that doesn’t in anyway quantity to a blanket return of all colleges to their unique homeowners.
“Whereas the State won’t shrink back from productive partnership with stakeholders within the schooling sector to help its coverage of free and qualitative schooling, it won’t take any step able to upsetting the twine of alliance already current in a extremely treasured sector like schooling.
“Let me use this chance to deal with some pursuits who seem bent on twisting the submission of Mr. Governor on this topic the other way up to search for different issues to do as it’s clear they won’t succeed within the inglorious path of trying to whip up spiritual sentiments on this concern.”
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